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Monday, January 16, 2017

Blog Tour : Journey to the Rift by Cathi Shaw!

YA Bound Book Tours is organizing a Blog Tour for: Journey to the Rift by Cathi Shaw. This tour will run from January 16th to 20th. Check out the tour schedule below.

Journey to the Riftby Cathi ShawGenre: YA FantasyRelease Date: November 3rd 2016Ink Smith PublishingSummary for Goodreads:A
dangerous quest into a forbidden land wasn’t exactly what Brijit
Carnesîr was planning after her graduation from the Academy. For years
she has looked forward starting her life as a member of the Coimirceoirí
and she is thrilled to discover that she has been chosen as the Academy
Apprentice of her year. But despite the fact that she has been longing
to go to Séreméla and work with the Elders, it soon becomes apparent
that her fate isn’t as rosy as it appears to be. First, she is paired up
with a grumpy male apprentice from Stone Mountain, Weylon Forborrow.
Second, it doesn’t take her long to discover that the Elders are not
taking her to Séreméla, as tradition dictates. Instead, Weylon and her
are sent to The Rift, a dead land tainted with evil. Even before they
join the Elder royalty at Tèarmann, an ancient fortress on the cusp of
the Rift, Brijit discovers that the Elders are hiding too many things.
She is given the task of helping the Princess in birthing the long
awaited Queen of the Elders but nothing is as it seems. There is talk of
an old and forgotten Prophecy, Weylon is attacked by a creature from
the Rift and her grandmother is killed, after revealing a secret that
rocks everything Brijit knows about her past. Soon Brijit questions
everything she had been led to believe and, worse, she realizes that the
future of Séreméla and all of Five Corners is in jeopardy, unless she
can find a way to save it!

About the Author

Cathi
Shaw lives in Summerland, BC with her husband and three children. She
is often found wandering around her home, muttering in a seemingly
incoherent manner, particularly when her characters have embarked on new
adventure. In addition to writing fiction, she is the co-author of the
textbook Writing Today and the true story, Surviving Logan.

Author Links:

Excerpt

Brijit
frowned. A shiver of fear ran down her spine. She hoped nothing had happened to
the girls.

Shaking
her head, she put her brush down and bent to lace up her shoes. She was letting
what she’d discovered in Raspella’s office taint her thoughts. Regardless of
what the letter and the map might suggest, it didn’t mean that all of the
Academy was corrupt. And there was no reason to think her friends might be in
danger. More likely they were still flirting with the boys.

No,
Serena and Elsa had nothing to worry about. In fact, Brijit was the one who
seemed to have less than loyal instructors at the Academy. Anger began to
bubble in her stomach as she remembered what she had read in the letter. Even
after what had happened in Merryville, she had thought Raspella was her ally.
Clearly, however, she had not wanted Brijit to be chosen as the Academy’s apprentice.

Before
Brijit could completely tamp down her anger, the door banged open. Serena and
Elsa burst into the room, immediately ripping her thoughts away from her
deceitful mentor. Her friends were clearly upset. Serena’s blond curls were
escaping from her neat braid, and Elsa’s cheeks were flushed.

Brijit
stood up in alarm when she saw the raw fear on Elsa’s face.

“Elsa?
What happened?”

Serena
closed the door and turned to Brijit, her turquoise eyes shining with tears.

Brijit’s
heart began to pound. “What’s going on?”

Serena
pushed Elsa toward her bed. “We need to act as if all is fine, Elsa. Get
dressed for the banquet.” Serena was pulling her day clothes off as she spoke.
She paused to wipe the tears from her eyes.

“Serena,
what happened?” Brijit said more sternly.

She
looked at Brijit and shook her head. “You were right to be suspicious, Brijit.
Something is going on, and it’s worse than any of us imagined.”